Claire Visual Stories and Projects

This is Mrs Li, she has been working with her husband as recyclers in Beijing for over 3 years now. They collect cardboards, papers, books, plastic bottles and any pieces of furniture people want to get rid of. As I was walking in my neighborhood, I saw...

Last March, I paid my dad a visit in Zhongshan, he happened to be in China for a month. To get to Zhongshan, I first flew from Beijing to Guangzhou on a 3-hour flight, and then I took the bus, adding another 2 hours to my journey. When I told my friends...

A couple of mornings ago I left home to go to work and realized that I had forgot my anti-pollution mask, so I walked back, got it and put it on. I make sure it is placed safely and tightly on my nose and mouth. I'm all set and ready to be bathed in that...

China's high speed train has changed the life of many Chinese people, including mine. What used to take 16 to 20 hours with a regular train, now only takes 3 to 4 hours by high speed train. Beijing brand new South train station now looks like the inside...

This year I needed an escape from Beijing during the CNY. I wanted a celebration free of bombing attacks , but most importantly I wanted to have that family spirit for the CNY celebration. Unfortunately I wasn't able to go back to France, so I decided...

Being born in France and being ethnically Chinese, French people would always ask me where I was from. My answer was France. Until my twenties I never really felt the need to know more about China. China was just an abstract concept for me, and being...

I spent my evening with Fuling Wang, Italian/Chinese or should I say Chinese/Italian since she was born in Dalian, China, and moved to Milan when she was 6. Fuling was raised in Milan, studied there and moved to Beijing about 6 months ago, she felt the...

We all have two sides in our personality; a rough side to show to the society, and a softer one which we like to keep hidden. Katun, German/Chinese is member of a scooter club called the Expendables (Link: sc-expendables.com), the club was created in...

On a gorgeous day in Beijing, I followed Katun, German/Chinese for my project. On top of having a passion for the guitar, he also is passionate about soccer playing. He created his own team called the Expendables. He regularly plays on the week end at...

It is with nostalgia that I am writing tonight looking at my friend's wedding pictures that I took yesterday. On a beautiful rainy day, I was the witness of her wedding and I felt honored to have been part of one of the most important day in her life....